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Robert laughed and shook his head at Lyra's words, "Of course you do. You look for it." He watched curiously as she looked into the fireplace and then back at him. Smiling he wished he had a place to put his feet up on and then an ottoman appeared. Chuckling he put his feet up, "You have to love this room."
He looked at her again as she spoke and he nodded, "I thought it was something like that. It was that conversation. In the courtyard when we first got to know each other. You were vague...but you understood what I was going through at the time."
He sat up set his feet down on the floor, "I have a confession. This...well...hmm." He looked at her and then down at his hands, "I've done the same to you. I really like you Lyra. You're a great friend and you listen but...well maybe under different circumstances...." He met her eyes and sighed. It was harder for him to tell her that he had went behind her back and hurt her trust then her admitting she didn't fully like him but he felt he had to. "You know how I felt, feel about Mariska. Well...she was helping me with some classwork and..." He ran his hand through his hair hoping she understood what he was saying.
Lyra flew out of the chair and onto her knees in front of Robert as he sat up in the chair. "Thank goodness," she breathed a sigh of relief as she propped her arm on his leg and placed her head down. She began to giggle under her breath, the lifted her head.
"Both of us?" She couldn't help but ask as she began to giggle once more. "She is a sweet girl, Robert. Smart, beautiful...and...may I suggest something?" She didn't wait for his answer because she was going to say it whether he wanted to hear it or not.
"You know you are hard-headed, right?"